What is "white culture," anyway?
Jeremy Carl — President Trump's nominee for a senior State Department role -- was called out for his commentary on "white erasure" during his Senate confirmation hearing earlier this month. He defende...
21 Helmi 27min
The U.S., Cuba, and the people caught between
The U.S. has been deporting people from Cuba in record numbers. That has come as a shock to many Cuban American communities, who had long enjoyed special protections that don't apply to most other imm...
18 Helmi 35min
Trump shared a racist "joke." That humor is an American tradition
When President Trump shared a racist video on his Truth Social account last week, the blowback was real. But the video is also part of a tradition that has existed in the U.S. since the early 1800s — ...
14 Helmi 21min
Was dating while Black always so hard?
Dating can be tough. Dating while Black? That can feel nigh impossible sometimes, given how the long tentacles of racism have wrapped themselves around every aspect of our lives (and hearts.) But was ...
11 Helmi 39min
Bad Bunny, resistance, and the Super Bowl halftime show
Can a superstar be an actual voice of resistance? How does Bad Bunny's choice to perform at the NFL Super Bowl halftime show square with his politics of resistance to U.S. imperialism and decision to ...
7 Helmi 20min
The history of Black History Month, one hundred years in
In so many spaces, celebrating Black History History month means learning a few fun facts about famous African Americans. But Black History Month was designed to be much more radical — it was an oppor...
4 Helmi 35min
Americans are worried about crime. Here’s how politicians leverage it
"Fighting crime" is often used as a justification for many of the Trump administration's policies — from mass deportations to its actions in Venezuela to its crackdown in Minnesota — despite the fact ...
31 Tammi 17min
What the history of U.S. protests illuminates about today
To the casual observer, it might seem like the U.S. has spent years in a constant state of protest — and they’re only getting more intense under the second Trump administration. So we’re revisiting ou...
28 Tammi 28min
